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Parting shot: Graham Hill at Zandvoort
June 23, 1968, Zandvoort 1968 Dutch Grand Prix Lotus and Graham Hill were in a tough patch of form entering the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, and it continued…
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You were there: 1967 British racing season
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Race car buying guide: Shadow DN3 and DN5
Back in the 1970s, Formula 1 cars were built to last. It was common for smaller teams to use the same chassis for multiple years, often with just mild updates…
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2020 Belgian Grand Prix preview: Can anyone rain on the Mercedes parade?
There are storm clouds gathering as Mercedes continues to tighten its vice grip on the 2020 Formula 1 season. With the weather closing in for this weekend and the FIA…
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Racing Point: by imitation only
It was a 70th birthday party for the Formula 1 World Championship itself, but a fight broke out among the guests – a brawl, in fact, which involved more than…
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Lunch with… Jonathan Palmer
Was that really so long ago?” Jonathan Palmer shakes his head in disbelief at the rapidity of time’s passage. It was in 2006 that Motor Sport commenced its monthly ‘lunch’…
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A light upon the Shadows — The magnificent machines of a man of mystery: Book review
So you want to write a biography? You’ll be well served if you find someone who achieved something notable yet has mystery, even notoriety to his back story. And if…
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Word on the beat: F1 news and gossip, October 2020
In the wake of the pandemic, F1 reported a 96 per cent reduction in profits for the second quarter of 2020. Compared to the same quarter last year, the total…
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Red Bull’s luck turns on the tyres at Silverstone 2020
Red Bull devised a clever tyre strategy for the 70th Anniversary race, one which put the onus on Max Verstappen to deliver a big lap on a single run in…
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Parting shot: Graham Hill at Zandvoort
June 23, 1968, Zandvoort 1968 Dutch Grand Prix Lotus and Graham Hill were in a tough patch of form entering the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, and it continued…
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You were there: 1967 British racing season
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Race car buying guide: Shadow DN3 and DN5
Back in the 1970s, Formula 1 cars were built to last. It was common for smaller teams to use the same chassis for multiple years, often with just mild updates…
F1
2020 Belgian Grand Prix preview: Can anyone rain on the Mercedes parade?
There are storm clouds gathering as Mercedes continues to tighten its vice grip on the 2020 Formula 1 season. With the weather closing in for this weekend and the FIA…
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Racing Point: by imitation only
It was a 70th birthday party for the Formula 1 World Championship itself, but a fight broke out among the guests – a brawl, in fact, which involved more than…
Archive
Lunch with… Jonathan Palmer
Was that really so long ago?” Jonathan Palmer shakes his head in disbelief at the rapidity of time’s passage. It was in 2006 that Motor Sport commenced its monthly ‘lunch’…
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A light upon the Shadows — The magnificent machines of a man of mystery: Book review
So you want to write a biography? You’ll be well served if you find someone who achieved something notable yet has mystery, even notoriety to his back story. And if…
Archive
Word on the beat: F1 news and gossip, October 2020
In the wake of the pandemic, F1 reported a 96 per cent reduction in profits for the second quarter of 2020. Compared to the same quarter last year, the total…
Archive
Red Bull’s luck turns on the tyres at Silverstone 2020
Red Bull devised a clever tyre strategy for the 70th Anniversary race, one which put the onus on Max Verstappen to deliver a big lap on a single run in…
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Mr Saturday: How scorching pole secured Russell’s Montreal win
George Russell took command of the Canadian GP with an imperious qualifying performance – Mark Hughes analyses the full Montreal F1 weekend
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MPH: Ferrari to sack Vasseur? It’s the same cycle of F1 failure
Reports that Fred Vasseur is under pressure don’t seem to bode well for the Ferrari F1 boss. Will the team once more take the short-term approach and ignore its tested blueprint for success, says Mark Hughes
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MPH: Verstappen’s self-destructive rage has put him on brink of F1 race ban
Max Verstappen is just one offence away from an F1 race ban and a pattern has emerged in the way he’s racked up penalty points, says Mark Hughes
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McLaren drivers swapped tips ahead of Chinese GP. Norris also quietly planned attack
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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One race to prove himself at Alpine? Heat is on Jack Doohan as Ocon signs off
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
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Axe hangs over Perez as Marko jets in to discuss Red Bull replacement
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
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F1 race contracts: How long each circuit will stay on the calendar
As F1 expands globally, the future of each grand prix depends on complex, evolving contracts between race promoters and commercial rights holders, with some circuits secured long-term and others facing uncertainty
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Matt Bishop: F1’s self-destruction at Indianapolis – inside the 2005 US GP
Twenty years on from the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix, Matt Bishop revisits how a catastrophic tyre failure, leadership deadlock, and political infighting turned an F1 race into a global embarrassment
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Will Norris ever learn how to race? Up/Down in Canada
Lando Norris’s wrecked McLaren was some metaphor for his racing aptitude over the last 12 months
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